'Vicious assault' injures two men in Vacaville

A fight in downtown Vacaville that police called a "vicious assault" left two men injured and one behind bars Tuesday night, authorities reported.

Dargye Karma, a 32-year-old Vacaville man, was taken into custody by officers in connection to an attack on three men that occurred just before midnight as they walked down Main Street, according to the Vacaville Police Department.

Authorities said the three victims were in town visiting family and friends and had been drinking at a bar on Main Street. They left the bar and as they began walking down the street, were confronted by a group of four or five men who witnesses described as Hispanic or Asian.

A fight ensued and the

three victims, whose names

police are not releasing, separated as they tried to get away from their attackers.

The suspects caught up to one of the victims near Town Square, where they assaulted him and knocked him to the ground, police said. After the group walked away, one of the suspects, later identified as Karma, returned and "repeatedly stomped on and jumped on the victim," authorities said.

Police noted that because of the seriousness of the injuries inflicted on the victim, the suspect's footwear and actions are being considered a weapon.

The victim was transported to a local hospital where, as of Wednesday, he was still being treated and evaluated.

Officers found the second victim in Andrews Park and he was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries, which, police said, were believed to have been suffered in the initial fight on Main Street and were less severe than the first victim's injuries.

The third victim escaped uninjured and had returned to help his friends, police said.

Witnesses helped officers identify Karma as one of the men allegedly responsible for the attack, as well as a parolee who was fingered as another potential suspect, police said. However, police said the parolee could not be positively linked to the crime and officers did not find any evidence indicating he had been involved and he was not arrested.

Karma was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Police credit the help of the citizens who "stepped up" and helped identify Karma as a suspect in the "senseless assault."

Anyone with additional information regarding the crime or the identities of the remaining suspects is encouraged to call police at 449-5200.